The Spruce Goose Archive: 1992-Present
How Evergreen snagged Howard Hughes' prized airplane, how it was hauled to McMinnville, and an inside look at the company that pulled it off
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SNAGGING THE GOOSE: Evergreen Aviation beats out other bidders and lands a piece of aviation history. Also, former News-Register writer Charlie Scott looks at the crew that was onboard that November day in 1947. |
MOVING THE GOOSE: The hard part's over - moving the HK-1 from Long Beach, California to McMinnville, Oregon. That 1,055-mile trip took place in the winter of 1993, and thousands came to watch.
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TOURIST ATTRACTION: It may be in pieces, but the HK-1 is still a big tourist draw at the Evergreen Aviation campus. |
THE GOOSE' NEW OWNER: An in-depth look at Evergreen International Aviation and the man behind it, Del Smith.
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THE MUSEUM: First they annexed the land. Then they found out they annexed the wrong land. Then there was a problem wit the sign . . . there were a few bumps along the way, but the Captain Michael Smith Evergreen Aviation Educational Institute is going up fast. |
THE RESTORATION AND THE MOVE: Building the museum is only half the battle. On the other side of the road, crews are busy restoring the HK-1 to its original glory, while museum officials make plans to move it one last time, into its new home.
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